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Israel/Palestine

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30. Why support a Likud government any more than you'd support a far-right government here?

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 02:32 AM

Dec 2012

Rightwing militarists -- in league with fundamentalists -- are bad for whatever country they're running.

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Really, Israel? [View all] unreadierLizard Dec 2012 OP

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That Tehran Times article is ridiculous oberliner Dec 2012 #7

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Except he's not saying the same thing oberliner Dec 2012 #10

Don't like the message...? Shaktimaan Dec 2012 #27

Most in Israel do want peace and don't want any more land. KimonoGirl Dec 2012 #12

Livni got the most votes in the last election oberliner Dec 2012 #13

And that's relevant how? KimonoGirl Dec 2012 #14

She won the most votes oberliner Dec 2012 #16

And is that suppose to mean something? KimonoGirl Dec 2012 #18

More Israelis voted for her than any other candidate oberliner Dec 2012 #23

Except... Shaktimaan Dec 2012 #26

What little support they had is fading. KimonoGirl Dec 2012 #2

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"even making up shit" - That's YOUR job. KimonoGirl Dec 2012 #4

You did say that they don't give a damn about taking human life oberliner Dec 2012 #5

They don't. And it's not. KimonoGirl Dec 2012 #9

It's scary that you think that oberliner Dec 2012 #11

Hmm, has the US committed war crimes? Let me think about that. KimonoGirl Dec 2012 #15

Of course they do. They try minimizing civilian casualties.... shira Dec 2012 #20

well ever since Goldstone they've made a bit more effort n/t azurnoir Dec 2012 #25

No they don't Scootaloo Dec 2012 #29

You're an anti-zionist, aren't you? shira Dec 2012 #19

Pretty much, yes. Shaktimaan Dec 2012 #28

Yes yes, it can't be that Israel keeps fucking up... Scootaloo Dec 2012 #17

Just saying anti-Zionists against Israel's very existence... shira Dec 2012 #21

+1 King_David Dec 2012 #24

Elections coming soon (January) oberliner Dec 2012 #6